* 51,720 square miles is the land area of Alabama. We rank 29th in the 50 states
* 0 is how many times I have been to New Market, NE of Huntsville, even though I was born in this state and never lived anywhere else
* 27 below zero was the temperature there on the morning of January 30, 1966. That is the lowest official temperature on record in Alabama
* 139 degrees is how much higher the temperature was in Centreville on September 5, 1925 as the all-time high for the state of Alabama (112 degrees) was recorded
* 231 mph was a wind-gust atop Mt. Washington, New Hampshire on April 12, 1934. It is the world record
* 47 below zero is the lowest temperature on record on Mt. Washington in January, 1934
* 72 is their all-time high in June 2003. Can you imagine living where it has never been above 72 degrees. Margie Richardson, our 33/40 Skywatcher for Rainbow City would make hot chocolate by the gallons
* 566 inches of snow is the most ever for one season on Mount Washington
* 1994 is the year that doppler radar was installed at the Birmingham NWS Office at Shelby County Airport
* 9/14/1895 was when the first Weather Bureau Agency was established in Birmingham. Ben Jacobs was the observer and the weather office was in his furniture store
* 1882 however, was the first year that official weather records started in Birmingham, various co-op weather observers
* 366 inches is how much rain fell in only one month at Cherrapunji, India
*1,042 inches fell there in one year, most ever world-wide. Most of it in only six months. That is about 20 times the normal annual rainfall for Birmingham
* 10 is how many times the temperature was 100 or higher in Cullman in July, 1952, during a severe Alabama heat wave and drought. It was 110 degrees in Cullman on July 30. Many wells went dry in Alabama that had never been dry before
* 3 is how many cups of coffee I have had today--a near record low. I have no idea why I have decreased my coffee drinking. It is a mystery
* 1 dozen is how many highly illegal, sinful frosted-brown-sugar-cinnamon poptarts bought today. Throwing a big party to honor the arrival of autumn--even though we are 26 days late. Do you get the idea that I live a very simple (but greatly enjoyable) life?
* 2/17/26 is the date of the most deadly avalanche in Utah. It occurred in Bingham Canyon and killed 36 people
* 1816 is a famous year for weather in much of the world. It has always been known as the year without a summer. Very few people had settled west of the Mississippi River at that time so must of the weather data was in the Eastern USA.
* 4 nights in a row in June had a severe frost from Canada down into Virginia. The history of Madison County, N.Y., tells a story of frosts in all 12 months that year.
* 1815 is the year that powerful volcano, Tamboro, erupted on the island of Sumbawa in Indonesia on April 15. Volcanic dust circulating around the globe is credited with the cause
* 66 times is how many times Little Miss Molly stopped, reversed, or left the half-mile walking track this morning to inspect things. (I actually counted them) Sometimes just a lone leaf in the grass. If our tracks could be mapped, it would look like a big jig-saw puzzle. I felt like a yo-yo when we got home.
* 5 is the estimated number of TYPOS in this post, but I don't have time to change them
* 0 is how many times I have been to New Market, NE of Huntsville, even though I was born in this state and never lived anywhere else
* 27 below zero was the temperature there on the morning of January 30, 1966. That is the lowest official temperature on record in Alabama
* 139 degrees is how much higher the temperature was in Centreville on September 5, 1925 as the all-time high for the state of Alabama (112 degrees) was recorded
* 231 mph was a wind-gust atop Mt. Washington, New Hampshire on April 12, 1934. It is the world record
* 47 below zero is the lowest temperature on record on Mt. Washington in January, 1934
* 72 is their all-time high in June 2003. Can you imagine living where it has never been above 72 degrees. Margie Richardson, our 33/40 Skywatcher for Rainbow City would make hot chocolate by the gallons
* 566 inches of snow is the most ever for one season on Mount Washington
* 1994 is the year that doppler radar was installed at the Birmingham NWS Office at Shelby County Airport
* 9/14/1895 was when the first Weather Bureau Agency was established in Birmingham. Ben Jacobs was the observer and the weather office was in his furniture store
* 1882 however, was the first year that official weather records started in Birmingham, various co-op weather observers
* 366 inches is how much rain fell in only one month at Cherrapunji, India
*1,042 inches fell there in one year, most ever world-wide. Most of it in only six months. That is about 20 times the normal annual rainfall for Birmingham
* 10 is how many times the temperature was 100 or higher in Cullman in July, 1952, during a severe Alabama heat wave and drought. It was 110 degrees in Cullman on July 30. Many wells went dry in Alabama that had never been dry before
* 3 is how many cups of coffee I have had today--a near record low. I have no idea why I have decreased my coffee drinking. It is a mystery
* 1 dozen is how many highly illegal, sinful frosted-brown-sugar-cinnamon poptarts bought today. Throwing a big party to honor the arrival of autumn--even though we are 26 days late. Do you get the idea that I live a very simple (but greatly enjoyable) life?
* 2/17/26 is the date of the most deadly avalanche in Utah. It occurred in Bingham Canyon and killed 36 people
* 1816 is a famous year for weather in much of the world. It has always been known as the year without a summer. Very few people had settled west of the Mississippi River at that time so must of the weather data was in the Eastern USA.
* 4 nights in a row in June had a severe frost from Canada down into Virginia. The history of Madison County, N.Y., tells a story of frosts in all 12 months that year.
* 1815 is the year that powerful volcano, Tamboro, erupted on the island of Sumbawa in Indonesia on April 15. Volcanic dust circulating around the globe is credited with the cause
* 66 times is how many times Little Miss Molly stopped, reversed, or left the half-mile walking track this morning to inspect things. (I actually counted them) Sometimes just a lone leaf in the grass. If our tracks could be mapped, it would look like a big jig-saw puzzle. I felt like a yo-yo when we got home.
* 5 is the estimated number of TYPOS in this post, but I don't have time to change them
on September 26, 2006, 10:21 am
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